New York Times: Conservatives ‘right’ to condemn hate speech from the Left

By Eddie Scarry

Published June 15, 2017 12:05pm ET

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New York Times: Conservatives ‘right’ to condemn hate speech from the Left — The New York Times said conservatives are "right" to call on liberals to condemn inflammatory political speech after a gunman shot up a recreational Republican baseball practice on Wednesday just outside of Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Chris Morrison, File) | Chris Morrison

The New York Times said conservatives are “right” to call on liberals to condemn inflammatory political speech after a gunman shot up a recreational Republican baseball practice on Wednesday just outside of Washington, D.C.

In an editorial published that night, the Times said that the shooter, who was identified as 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson and who was killed by police in a shootout, was clearly motivated by politics.

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